Music of the British Isles

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Annotation

cds 1 thru' 5 have individual cat #s RDCD5841 thru' RDCD5845 respectively

Annotation last modified on 2017-07-04 03:18 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Traditional Instrumental Favourites
2▶CD: Our Lands of Song
3▶CD: Mood Music of the Isles
4▼CD: Great Songs, Golden Voices
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Greensleeves
performer:
The Fireside Singers
recording of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:15
2Annie Laurie
performer:
Ina Williams
recording of:
Annie Laurie (19th century Scottish song)
lyricist:
William Douglas (Scottish soldier and poet of poem "Annie Laurie")
composer:
Alicia Ann Spottiswoode (Scottish songwriter) (from 1834 until 1835)
is based on:
Annie Laurie (the poem)
Lady John Douglas Scott4:45
3Coming Through the Rye
performer:
Patricia Clark (Scots operatic soprano, fl. late 20c)
recording of:
Comin’ Thro’ the Rye
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1782)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Heatherfield Music
[traditional]1:57
4When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
choir vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
vocals:
Allan Bruce (Scottish singer)
orchestra:
Peter Kennedy and His Orchestra
recording of:
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
lyricist:
George Graff, Jr. (lyrics "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling") and Chauncey Olcott
composer:
Ernest R. Ball
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons (in 1912)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25290)
Ernest Ball2:03
5The Skye Boat Song
performer:
Ina Williams
recording of:
Skye Boat Song (Speed, bonnie boat)
lyricist:
Harold Boulton
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Cuchag nan craobh
[traditional]5:28
6Lavender’s Blue
vocals:
Allan Bruce (Scottish singer)
orchestra:
Robert Mandell & His Orchestra
recording of:
Lavender’s Blue (late 17th c. English folk song)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3483)
[traditional]2:03
7He’s Gone Away
performer:
Winifred Smith
recording of:
He's Gone Away
publisher:
Elkan-Vogel (a division of Theodore Presser (acquired 1972))
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ron Nelson (American composer)
Robert Beaser3:20
8Galway Bay
choir vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
vocals:
Allan Bruce (Scottish singer)
orchestra:
Peter Kennedy and His Orchestra
recording of:
Galway Bay
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Colahan
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9306)
Arthur Colahan2:58
9Blow the Wind Southerly
soprano vocals:
Norma Procter (contralto)
recording of:
Blow the Wind Southerly
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2619)
[traditional]3:45
10Crimond
choir vocals:
The Boys Choir of the Carmelite Priory
recording of:
Crimond (The Lord’s my shepherd) (Psalm 23)
additional composer:
William Baird Ross
composer:
Jessie Seymour Irvine
Jessie Seymour Irvine3:05
11Mother Machree
choir vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
vocals:
Allan Bruce (Scottish singer)
orchestra:
Peter Kennedy and His Orchestra
recording of:
Mother Machree
lyricist:
Chauncey Olcott (in 1910) and Rida Johnson Young (in 1910)
composer:
Ernest R. Ball (in 1910)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s)
Ernest Ball, Chauncey Olcott2:44
12Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon
vocals:
Allan Bruce (Scottish singer)
orchestra:
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra
recording of:
Ye Banks and Braes (traditional Scottish song)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13889)
[traditional]3:10
13Lark in the Clear Air
performer:
Ina Williams
recording of:
Lark in the Clear Air
lyricist:
Samuel Ferguson
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:36
14My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
choir vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
vocals:
Allan Bruce (Scottish singer)
recording of:
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
publisher:
Charles E. Pratt (in 1881)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1422)
[traditional]1:56
15Red Is the Rose
performer:
Mae McKenna (vocalist)
recording of:
Red Is the Rose
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:34
16Ae Fond Kiss
performer:
Ina Williams
recording of:
Ae Fond Kiss
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: V1011)
[traditional]4:35
17Morning Has Broken
performer:
Judy Collins
recording of:
Morning Has Broken
lyricist:
Eleanor Farjeon
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Freshwater Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Island Music Ltd. and Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)
is based on:
Bunessan (Scottish hymn tune)
[traditional]2:44
18Logan Braes
performer:
Judy Dunlop
[traditional]1:49
19Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms
choir vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
vocals:
Allan Bruce (Scottish singer)
recording of:
Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms
lyricist:
Thomas Moore (Irish poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:02
20The Piper o’ Dundee
baritone vocals:
John Lawrenson (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
John McCarthy Chorus
orchestra:
John McCarthy’s Orchestra
conductor:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Piper o' Dundee
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:49
21The Rose of Tralee
performer:
Mae McKenna (vocalist)
recording of:
The Rose of Tralee
lyricist:
Edward Mordaunt Spencer
composer:
Charles William Glover
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1978)
Charles Glover3:03
22Loch Lomond
performer:
Judy Collins
recording of:
Loch Lomond (Scottish folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9598)
[traditional]3:40
5▶CD: The Heart and Soul of the British Isles

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rights society:MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
ASIN:UK: B009TSOKFK [info]